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S. 1927 (105th)

Empowerment Zone Enhancement Act of 1998

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Introduced

2 April 1998

Last action

2 April 1998 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN]

Subjects

Environment, Housing, Agriculture

Source updated

21 August 2025

Environment · Housing · Agriculture

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Summary

Empowerment Zone Enhancement Act of 1998 - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act with respect to additional grants to: (1) provide for grant funding for additional empowerment zones; (2) set the amount of such grants for zones in urban ($10 million) and rural ($4 million) areas, as well as the timing of such grants (ten years of one-year grants); (3) provide funding for such grants; (4) authorize the use of grants to fund revolving loan funds and similar arrangements to make loans, guarantees, financial services, or related activities more accessible to residents, institutions, organizations, or businesses; (5) require environmental review by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (urban areas) and the Secretary of Agriculture (rural areas); and (6) require the lead implementing entity for an empowerment zone to establish a performance measurement system.

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Timeline

  1. 2 April 1998

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 2 April 1998

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3141-3142)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 2 April 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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